July 23, 2011

Vintage laces & favorite old clothing can be combined into wonderful pieces.

A twin bedspread in progress in soft muted mauve type fabrics

Vintage knitting bags or purses

Vintage hanging shoe bags can be used for anything - craft supplies, sewing supplies, jewelry or even shoes!

Ballet slippers, vintage hankies

Vintage tablecloths & linens

Vintage linen selection that would make a lovely quilt combined with some stash fabrics.

I love to add vintage buttons to finished projects

What could be prettier than vintage quilt patterns such as the hexagon or grandmother's flower garden in vintage or reproduction prints. I see a couple of old dress & shirt pieces in here.

Sweet reproduction fabrics with velvet ribbons & old photos

Let's not forget the beloved yoyos

Even the back side of a fabric can be cute in a project such as a tote bag

Add an old cameo or other brooch to a heart sachet

More yoyos

Pretty pillows with old photos, laces, ribbons, buttons & wording

Can't forget pincushions - old & new

Collage wall quilts are fun to make. I found some great old fabric covered hangers at a thrift store. The blue curler bonnet belongs to a 90 year old woman who lived across the street from us when I was 5. I used to go to her house & cut out paper dolls. The lace gloves belonged to my mom. I added a few more favorite items. Mannequins are also pretty in vintage clothing

For this one I cut out a blouse shape in reproduction fabrics, added a few antique lace collars, some pockets to carry old paper dolls & velvet forget me nots.

July 17, 2011

On Day II of the barn sale I did not take too many pictures. Here is a collage of some of Lisa's jewelry. Lisa has been a busy girl lately. This weekend she is one of the appraisers at the Carson Valley Antique Show. She really knows her dolls & jewelry, among other antiques.

Here is the treasure I took home with me

Below is some Shirley bling she brought to show us but not for sale. I don't blame her.

This a new found photo of one of my beautiful aunts. She is 19 here & she roller skated professionally with a husband & wife team. This was in 1937. She lived years in Minden, NV just a few miles from where we live now. A distant relative found my family tree online & contacted me to send me this picture. Thanks Roma.

I was looking at some of my antique buttons this morning & decided to make a button cuff bracelet to wear. Better than keeping them in a drawer don't you think?

The cute little trinket dish was a find this weekend at the antique show. I love the little raised flowers.

I have busily been working on my hexagon project while traveling & watching tv.

A fun way to display your brooch collection

Such yummy fabrics to inspire me

Last but not least - Wishing my friend Pam a giant HAPPY BIRTHDAY today. Hop on over to her blog for b-day wishes. Here she is sitting in my old sewing room.

Shirley & I drove by the Berry Farm today to see the Barn Sale/Antique Sale set up.

Here is the old barn that is being refurbished inside. I think there will be about 15 vendors inside. The rest of us will be out under the trees on the lawn.

There are several out buildings. This one seems to be used as a shed.

This one was an old creamery

This one I think of as the bunkhouse

Here is the historic house. The section on the left was built around 1860 & then add ons were made.

Then the tree contains a large bird house with an owl family, parents & three babies. One of the babies is sitting in the tree just to the left & up a little from the birdhouse.

A guest house as well. Diana, the owner said they put out some signs already with the dates of next weekend but people were already streaming in today to buy stuff. It starts at 8 & I hear people are coming earlier so we will be setting up early. Here is the Craigslist add.

After this we went antiquing & garage saleing again, wow. Two days in a row! Get ready soon as Shirley will be starting her own blog about antiquing & thrifting. We were running names by each other & think we have one picked out. More later.

July 01, 2011

Shirley & I went thrifting & antiquing today but first I had to see her latest finds & take a few pics around her house. I am apoligizing again for not taking my camera but resorting to my cell phone pics.

Here is a cute handmade placemat. Love the colors.

Some of hers & her mother's antique dollies

Some of her Steiff animals

Isn't this the yummiest fabric? She found this chair at Salvation Army!

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We decided to check out some new shops (new to us anyway). I had heard of the names of two shops that I wanted to see.

One was called The Purple Avacado in Carson City, NV. This is a really cute gift shop. Shirley knew the owners & I found out we all had mutual friends from California.

Here are the nice owners Stan & Sue Jones.

Lots of bling

Sweet angels

Cool wind chimes

Wild coffee mugs & much, much more...

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The other shop was called Due Sorella which stands for Two Sisters. This is a home, garden & design studio. The gal that was working there today was a quilter so that was cool. She showed us some old quilts & quilt tops they had. Also, there were darling things all around the shop including some antiques.

The building is in downtown Carson City on a street filled with beautiful old homes.

There were planter boxes all around the house, just packed with flowers.